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Examples of sea star in a Sentence
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Related Articles Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered, but can humans help the species rebound?
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
More than just ornate, these corals are dynamic animals equipped with stinging cells and bioluminescence to fend off predators like nudibranchs and sea stars.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
Read Next California Rare sunflower sea stars spawn at California aquarium.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024
Dreamtime by Simon Theuma This small, commensal shrimp almost appears to be swimming over a tapestry, but in reality, the technicolor backdrop is the body of a mosaic sea star.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
For the first time, researchers were able to successfully freeze sunflower sea star sperm, thaw it and fertilize eggs that resulted in larvae developing with up to 90 percent success.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
In another, Spongebob carefully instructs his friend Patrick, a sea star, on how to shave his testicles.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024
After the epidemic, sea star abundance dropped 96 percent in some areas and as much as 100 percent in others, the team reports today in the journal Science Advances.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2019
The disease, known as sea star wasting syndrome, decimated 95% of the creature’s population in 2013, leading to the sea star’s designation as a critically endangered species, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1569, in the meaning defined above
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“Sea star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20star. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Kids Definition
sea star
noun
: starfish
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